The Siege of Jadotville (Netflix 2016)
Based on the true story of an Irish contingent of UN Peacekeepers held in siege by Katangese rebels led by French and Belgium mercenaries. It was the conflict that, probably, lead to the death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld when his aircraft was (probably) shot down over Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).
Not yet a teenager, I remember news of the conflict in the Congo and later read many good thrillers set there during that time but I had never heard of this event. The movie is Zuluesque and, in my opinion, well worth the time to watch.
ETA: I found this in the "trivia" section on the movie in IMDB:
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The world premiere screening of this film was held at the Galway Film Fleadh (Ireland's leading film festival) the evening of July 9, 2016. Leo Quinlan, son of Commandant Pat Quinlan, made an announcement at the end of the screening that--earlier that same day--the Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe had authorised the creation of the award of Presidential Unit Citation for the men of 'A' Company who fought at Jadotville, the recognition coming more than half a century after the conflict. On September 17, 2016, this citation was formally presented to the veterans and the next of kin of deceased soldiers at a special ceremony held at Custume Barracks, Athlone.
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And this:
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Conor Quinlan, who plays P.J. in the movie, is the real-life grandson of Commandant Pat Quinlan, one of the main heroic characters in the movie.
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